A Fracas in the Gurdwara: Indian on Trial on Charge of Attempted Murder In H.M, Supreme Court, on Thurs-Jday, Judge Grain and a jury com-Jmenced the hearing of the charges against Hasura Singh of wounding and causing grievous bodily harm Jagat Singh, with intent to murder, and of wounding him with intent to do grievous bodily harm, on Jwhich he had been committed for jtrisl from the Police Court. Ths Jjury consisted of Mesers, /Martin, D. Leigh, E. R, Palmer, F. Price and F. L. Pratt. Mr. H. Lipzon Ward, acting Crown Advocate, conducted the prosecution and Mr. Tycho Wing, with Mr. L. K. Kentwell, appeared for the defence, Mr. F, Coombs was the only one lot several summoned to draw for places on the jury who did not attend and the Judge said that, unless could give some satisfactory explanation of his absence, he would be fined £5.
Outlining the case for the pri secution, Mr. Lipson Ward said that July 25, at 3 pam, meeting of Silkhs at the For some time there had been dispute between two bodies of Sikhs known as the Malwa and Majha, in Jeonnexion with the management the Gurdwara, and the meeting had reference to that dispute. A man inurned Gujjan Singh, a Malwa, attended the meeting and with' him, ware some 40 other members the party, all armed with sticks. Some of the other side doubtless also s. After the meeting, the urged on by Gujjan, the -Mayhas and! the clit they used their sticks. The prisoner was amongst the stick. Jagat Singh, who armed, was stooping down to put lon his' shoe, and whilst ho was. in that position the prisoner attacked him, striking his twice with the Joaded stick, Shortly afterwards the police arrived on the scene and put an end to the fight. Jagat was seriously wounded on the hend and three pices of bone had to be time he was in danger of death, and his brain exposed skin covering it, a light blow on the heag would kill him, Having explained the legal con-Jnequences of an assault of varying Jdegrees, Mr. Lipson Ward concluded emphasizing that in law men were not allowed to fight at all. He then called evidence "for the prosecution, which previously was taken very fully in the Police Court, and the case had not concluded when the Court rose for the da}
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